That last post about MJ’s September 26 tribute concert made a bit nostalgic. So I pulled out one of my favorite books on a musician and browsed through it.

Jacko, His Rise and Fall: The Social and Sexual History of Michael Jackson is just what the title says it would be: a no holds barred, entertaining, but sympathetic look at the life of Michael Jackson.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I don’t think we will ever have a star greater than Michael Jackson in this century. The internet and our changing distribution mediums have made sure that there are no real stars anymore, only musicians. MJ was at the peak of his musical prowess when the musician celebrity culture was at its highest point too (MTV had just launched, pop music was all the rage, etc.).

Of course, that takes nothing away from MJ, whose singular talent would have made him a superstar in any century.

If you’re interested in the life of Michael Jackson and want to understand, chronicle, and look at it through eyes that are not entirely unsympathetic, this is a must read book:

1. Michael Jackson To Be Honored Publicly in Brooklyn, Courtesy of Spike Lee
2. Michael Jackson Tribute Concert to Take Place with Mary J. Blige, Akon, Chris Brown
3. The Source Has a Special Feature on Michael Jackson This Month
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5. The Art of Cringe-Worthy Rapper Names

I’ve been buying this book for the past two years. Sure, it costs a few pennies, but the returns in the form of discounts more than makes up for it within a month if you, like me, go out often.

For people who like to eat out, watch movies, catch a concert, or watch their favorite teams play, I can’t help but recommend the Entertainment Book..it’ll be more than worth the price when you get cheaper tickets for that Eminem concert you’ve been craving…

Click Here to check it out.

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2. Jacko, His Rise and Fall: One of My Favorite MJ Books
3. The Ultimate Book on How to Rap for Hip-Hop MCs
4. Michael Jackson To Be Honored Publicly in Brooklyn, Courtesy of Spike Lee
5. 50 Cent Free Concert Plan Doesn't Go Down Well With Parents

What if Bill Clinto was to star in a James Bond movie?

Or in a Die Hard movie, playing John McClane?

Or better still, what if William Jefferson Clinton was to star in both a James Bond and  John McClane movie?

Cracked.com asks these questions and delivers some truly hilarious answers in their article on “Bill Cinton’s Bad Ass Quotient”

Be sure to read through the hilarious comic book/graphic novel at the end. Easily the funniest thing you’ll read all day.

1. UnderstandRap.com – Possibly the Funniest/Stupidest Thing You'll Read All Day
2. The Art of Cringe-Worthy Rapper Names
3. Cracked.com on Kanye

Michael Jackson has been rightfully honored in a special feature by The Source in their upcoming issue.

You can see a special preview of the issue here.

They also have a nice wallpaper of Michael:

1. Michael Jackson Tribute Concert to Take Place with Mary J. Blige, Akon, Chris Brown
2. Michael Jackson To Be Honored Publicly in Brooklyn, Courtesy of Spike Lee
3. Back to the Feature Mixtape
4. Jacko, His Rise and Fall: One of My Favorite MJ Books

I have thought about experimenting with an amateur rappers directory where amateur rappers can give away their contact info, demos, beats, etc. and readers could post reviews/ratings. I want to keep this limited only to amateur rappers though, since these are the people I care about the most, and who will definitely benefit from the exposure.

At the moment, I lack the skills and the knowhow to make a directory like that. But I’ll hunt around online to see if there is anything that will help me make such a directory.

The other thing that I want to start on this blog is to feature amateur artists. If you are an amateur rappers, please get in touch with me using the contact form and I will be happy to do a write up about you, provided you are worthy of being featured at Rappers.org.

Ideas, suggestions?

1. Sticky: Get Featured at Rappers.org!
2. Tips for Rappers – The Case Against Rap Dictionaries
3. Hip Hop Beat Production Software – Rappers.org Weighs Your Options
4. Pair of Soulja Boy Wannabe Rappers (and Their Crummy Dance Number)

I apologize for the lack of updates. I was away on vacation, and then some urgent family matters came up. Now I am back and I promise to keep working on Rappers.org again. I love this blog, and I love my readership, and it would be terrible to lose you guys.

I have got some plans for this Rappers.org. Will post about them soon.

Peace out.

No related posts.

And yes, we actually had to pay for it.

What do you think about it, as compared to our older logo?

Do tell us…

1. New Look!

Check it out here

Apparently, the pics are royalty free and anyone can use them! They just forgot to mention that any website/company who uses this picture will fall faster into lameness than Fat Joe slipping on a banana peel:

And this:

LL Cool J Protecting His Crotch

Geez…

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2. There is a God (And He Has a Twisted Sense of Humor)
3. MTV's "Hottest in the Game" Poll Leaves Favorites Jay-Z, Kanye Out
4. How (Not) To Adopt a Stage Moniker As a Rapper
5. The Art of Cringe-Worthy Rapper Names

We got a few mails from readers about how our current look wasn’t “hip hop enough”, so we decided to tone down on the whites and the maroons, and bring out the black, the golds, and the bling.

How’d you like it?

1. New Logo!
2. Bling-Bling: The Origins

Over at one of the blogs at Northwestern (Northwestern.edu), there’s a really insightful entry about how Hip-Hop offers a creative outlet to young people.

Gasp!

As if you didn’t know…

Not only hip hop, any form of self-expression, be it dance, music, painting, writing, their primary job is to act as a creative outlet. And I reckon even my 3 year old nephew knows that when he’s out finger-painting. So please, why does Northwestern’s aforementioned blog (here) have to treat it as the second greatest discovery after evolution?

As I said, leave it to the academecians…

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